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Willie was traded to the Orioles last winter for Al Smith. During his minor league career, Willie won many hitting honors. In '53 he led his circuit in triples and RBIs and in '54 he was the batting champ.
A prize Big League prospect, Frank signed with the Yanks just prior to the 1953 World Series for a sizeable bonus. A slugging first baseman, he has been likened by Yankee scouts to the immortal Lou Gehrig, when he came out of Columbia University. Frankie attracted the attention of the Big League teams with his hitting at Holyoke High School.
The historical highlight of Jacob's fabulous rookie season came when he struck out the first eight Miami batters of the game on September 14 to tie Jim Deshaies' MLB record.
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